Investing in child health is essential for building a strong foundation – Dr. Nana Achiaa Ankrah

In commemoration of this year’s Child Health Promotion Week, Arise Foods Limited and the Ga East Municipal Health Directorate has observed the week with insightful thoughts about children’s health.
The Child Health Promotion Week was commemorated under the theme “Every child deserves a Health Future: Invest in your child, attend weighing regularly”.
With staunch focus of educating parents on the benefits of ensuring healthy living among every child in the society, the weeklong celebration schools parents on investing in good nutrition for every child while ensuring quality of diets.
In an exclusive interview, Dr. Nana Achiaa Ankrah, an Agro Food Expert and Founder of Arise Foods emphasised on the need for parents to give children multi grain cereals nutritious for toddlers and children to grow strong.
On her part, investing in a child’s health is crucial for optimal growth and development, and admonished parents and caregivers to ensure that children receive the necessary nutrients in their meal, vaccinations, and healthcare for pysical cognitive development.
Investing in a child’s meal she said prevents children’s from diseases because the right proportion of nutrients in every meal protects children from illnesses, reducing morbidity and mortality.
Dr. Ankrah added that, when a child consumes a densely filled nutritious meal, it improves academic performance in school, and indicated that healthy children are more likely to attend school regularly, focus better, and achieve academic success.
According to the Agro Food Expert, there are long-term benefits associated with investing in child health and food which yields lifelong benefits, including improved productivity, economic stability, and overall well-being.
“When you properly invest in your child’s health, it helps in reducing healthcare Costs because preventive care and early interventions reduce healthcare costs in the long run, while observing quality nutrition for your child “, she clarified.
Dr. Achiaa mentioned that, investing in child health is essential for building a strong foundation for a healthy, productive, and fulfilling life because good health supports emotional stability, social skills, and positive relationships.
BY TIMES REPORTER